Terrible Translations: How not to translate your content for sports tourists
On a recent business trip to Spain, I had some spare time before my flight home, so I decided to explore the sites. This was my third...
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Black Country Translator
Jun 14, 20237 min
Frightening Finishes: Confusing Check-Outs Explained
If you don’t play or watch darts on a regular basis, you may be confused when you see some of the ways that professional darts players...
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Black Country Translator
Nov 11, 20228 min
Wonderful Welsh: How the FA of Wales is promoting the Welsh language through football
Football is a powerful game; not only does it serve as a form of entertainment and enjoyment for the masses, but it’s also something that...
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Black Country Translator
Aug 23, 202214 min
Birmingham 2022: A Brumming Brilliant Games
Around a year ago, the West Midlands ticket ballot opened for the Commonwealth Games — my home games. I hadn’t really followed the games...
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Black Country Translator
Jun 5, 20224 min
Portugal's Second "Special One"
But hang on a minute! There’s only one “Special One,” and that’s José Mourinho. Well, that may have been the case before, but Portugal...
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Black Country Translator
Feb 3, 202215 min
Delightful Darts: Tungsten Hurling Translation 101
Many people believe that translation is easy, a process simply consisting in turning one language into another. However, this couldn’t be...
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Black Country Translator
Jan 24, 202213 min
Come again? Why professional football interpreters should be asked to help new foreign managers
Have you ever watched an interview or press conference with a foreign manager after they’ve just started working in a new country and...
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Black Country Translator
Sep 27, 20218 min
Mental Misconceptions: The Truth About Translation
“You can only truly understand the language services industry if you’re in it.” I’ve lost count of the amount of times I’ve used this...
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Black Country Translator
Aug 16, 20218 min
Tremendous Tungsten: The Largely Unexplored Darts Translation Market
As a darts fanatic, player and translator, I had to dedicate one of my posts to darts translation, which, surprisingly, is a largely...
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Black Country Translator
Aug 6, 202118 min
A Touchtennis Titan: Interview with World No. 2 Arian Forouhandeh
A few months ago, I interviewed my personal friend and current touchtennis world no. 2 Arian Forouhandeh, who also goes by the name of...
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Black Country Translator
Apr 2, 202115 min
Barmy Bielsa: The Tale of Two Interpreters
My interest in the current Leeds United boss was first aroused upon his arrival at the club, which coincided with my moving to Leeds for...
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Black Country Translator
Jan 8, 202110 min
Marvellous Mentoring: How Two Seasoned Campaigners Have Transformed My Creative Translation Skills
Over the past few months, I have finally realised just how important CPD (continuing professional development) is. While I was studying...
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Black Country Translator
Oct 2, 20206 min
Intriguing Idioms: How Certain Expressions Change So Drastically Across Different Languages
After several hectic, and at times, difficult months, on both a professional and personal level, I have finally found time to write a...
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Black Country Translator
Jun 7, 20207 min
Naughty Non-Natives: The Reasons Why Translators Should Always Translate into Their Native Language
I don't know if it's through desperation to find work, or over-confidence in their own ability to express themselves correctly in all of...
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Black Country Translator
May 10, 20205 min
The Dilemma of Dialects: Localising Content at the Regional Level
In my last blog post, I talked about my work on a recently completed localisation project for which I was asked to write training data...
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Black Country Translator
Apr 13, 20204 min
Life in Lockdown
When the lockdown was announced, I feared the worst. My business had come on leaps and bounds over the two or three months before this...
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Black Country Translator
Mar 7, 20203 min
February 2020: A Month of Realisation
After five months of teaching languages and working around the clock to ensure that my translation business would take off sooner rather...
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Black Country Translator
Jan 25, 20203 min
Is PEMT a Blessing in Disguise for Language Industry Newcomers?
Despite the apprehension of most translators towards PEMT, we must accept that the language services industry is gradually experiencing a...
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